Vera Meiners once was a doctor in a Swiss clinic. She was married to Jan and had a little girl, Brigitte. Her life was sweet. Unfortunately for her, it was not to last. Things started to change when Jan surprised her in the company of her ex lover. Believing she was cheating on him, which was wrong, Jan left his wife. Later on, Vera decided to operate on a child without referring to the head doctor and was fired for that. Obliged to cater for the needs of Brigitte, she was forced to change countries, forced to change her life...

The Venetian merchant Antonio is in a difficult financial situation. To help his friend Bassanio, who is campaigning for the heiress Portia, he goes, although in mutual disgust, to the Jewish money lender Shylock to borrow money from him. If Antonio can not repay the debt Shylock is allowed to cut a pound of meat out of Antonio's body. That is the deal.

影片根据《吹牛大王历险记》改编，讲述了13世纪一位叫孟豪森男爵的善于吹牛的德国人，因为一次与苏丹王的打赌，搬走了苏丹王的所有宝藏，并引发了战争。孟豪森男爵只好找来他那一群天赋异秉的仆人——飞毛腿、大力士、千里眼和顺风耳，一起去消弭战祸……

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